Orson Scott Card

Religion is tied to the deepest feelings people have. The love that arises from that stewing pot is the sweetest and strongest, but the hate is the hottest, and the anger is the most violent. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#love #philosophy #religion #anger

You’ve lost faith in yourself? Isn’t that rich? A god who’s become a self-atheist! ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#faith

And the voice of God was in the whirlwind after all, said Thor ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#religion

You don't want to give God the credit because you don't think he exists. But if you're going to blame him for all the crap, kid, you got to give him credit for what grows from that fertilized soil. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#inspirational

Everything was a test. Or a lesson. Or a punishment from which he was supposed to learn a lesson, on which he would be tested later, and punished if he hadn't learned it. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#inspirational

A weak King must be what other Kings have been; a strong King is himself, and from then on the meaning of the name of King is changed. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#hart-s-hope #leadership #change

What could go wrong...Doing some stupid impulsive thing that cause the death of drowthers was practically a family tradition. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#orson-scott-card #the-lost-gate #death

I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#contempt #i #i wonder #motivation #ought

Personal affection is a luxury you can have only after all your ememies are eliminated. Until then, everyone you love is a hostage, sapping your courage and your judgment. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#mostly-true #courage

They’re so brave," she said. "They’re all dead." "Only a coward would think of that," she said scornfully. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#cowards #death #heroes #the-bully-and-the-beast #death